योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-132, verse-5

भृङ्गं श्रृङ्गवतः श्रृङ्गे गङ्गाकनकपङ्कजे ।
अहमासं समाः सप्त तत्क्लिन्नोऽकर्दमाप्लुते ॥ ५ ॥

bhṛṅgaṃ śrṛṅgavataḥ śrṛṅge gaṅgākanakapaṅkaje ,
ahamāsaṃ samāḥ sapta tatklinno'kardamāplute 5

5. bhṛṅgam śṛṅgavataḥ śṛṅge gaṅgā-kanaka-paṅkaje
aham āsam samāḥ sapta tat-klinnaḥ akardamāplute

5. aham śṛṅgavataḥ śṛṅge gaṅgā-kanaka-paṅkaje
akardamāplute tat-klinnaḥ bhṛṅgam samāḥ sapta āsam

5. For seven years, I was a bee on the peak of a mountain, in a golden lotus of the Ganga, soaked by its pure, un-muddied waters.

5. הייתי כדבורה על פקע לוטוס המוזהב של הַגַנְגָאה (נהר הגנגס) בפסגת הר שְׁרִנְגַוָואן (בעל הפסגות), ומשכתי שם שבע שנים כשאני ספוג בצוף הרענן ובמים הטהורים.

Words meanings summery:

• भृङ्गम् (bhṛṅgam) - a bee (as I was) (a bee, a large black bee)

• शृङ्गवतः (śṛṅgavataḥ) - of the mountain (of the mountain, of the horned one)

• शृङ्गे (śṛṅge) - on the peak (of the mountain) (on the peak, on the horn)

• गङ्गा-कनक-पङ्कजे (gaṅgā-kanaka-paṅkaje) - in a golden lotus related to the Ganga (e.g., growing near it or like those found in it) (in the golden lotus of the Ganga)

• अहम् (aham) - I (the speaker) (I)

• आसम् (āsam) - I was

• समाः (samāḥ) - years

• सप्त (sapta) - seven

• तत्-क्लिन्नः (tat-klinnaḥ) - soaked by that (pure water) (soaked/wet by that)

• अकर्दमाप्लुते (akardamāplute) - in its pure, un-muddied waters (modifies the lotus or general location) (in that which is flooded with non-muddy water, in pure water)

Words meanings and morphology

भृङ्गम् (bhṛṅgam) - a bee (as I was) (a bee, a large black bee)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhṛṅga

bhṛṅga - bee, large black bee

शृङ्गवतः (śṛṅgavataḥ) - of the mountain (of the mountain, of the horned one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śṛṅgavat

śṛṅgavat - having horns, horned; mountain

Suffixed with 'matup' for possession.

शृङ्गे (śṛṅge) - on the peak (of the mountain) (on the peak, on the horn)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śṛṅga

śṛṅga - horn, peak, summit

गङ्गा-कनक-पङ्कजे (gaṅgā-kanaka-paṅkaje) - in a golden lotus related to the Ganga (e.g., growing near it or like those found in it) (in the golden lotus of the Ganga)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gaṅgā-kanaka-paṅkaja

gaṅgā-kanaka-paṅkaja - golden lotus of the Ganga

Compound type : tatpurusha (gaṅgā+kanaka+paṅkaja)

• gaṅgā – the river Ganga
  proper noun (feminine)
• kanaka – gold, golden
  noun (neuter)
• paṅkaja – lotus (literally 'mud-born')
  noun (neuter)

अहम् (aham) - I (the speaker) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

आसम् (āsam) - I was

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (luṅ) of as

Imperfect active 1st person singular, √as (अस्).

Root: as (class 2)

समाः (samāḥ) - years

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of samā

samā - year

सप्त (sapta) - seven

(numeral)

तत्-क्लिन्नः (tat-klinnaḥ) - soaked by that (pure water) (soaked/wet by that)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tat-klinna

tat-klinna - soaked by that

Compound type : tatpurusha (tad+klinna)

• tad – that, by that
  pronoun (neuter)
• klinna – wet, moist, soaked
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √klid (क्लिद्) 'to be wet'.
  Root: klid (class 4)

Note: (Past Passive Participle)

अकर्दमाप्लुते (akardamāplute) - in its pure, un-muddied waters (modifies the lotus or general location) (in that which is flooded with non-muddy water, in pure water)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of akardamāpluta

akardamāpluta - flooded with non-muddy water, immersed in pure water

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+kardama+āpluta)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• kardama – mud, mire
  noun (masculine)
• āpluta – flooded, immersed, covered
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √plu (प्लु) with prefix ā- (आ).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: plu (class 1)

Note: (Past Passive Participle)

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